GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| incompatible | not compatible: such as |
| convoke | to call together to a meeting |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| natation | the action or art of swimming |
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |